Evelyn Francis was born on May 25, 1938 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was a daughter to Barnaby Peter Francis and Mary Agnes Francis (née Knockwood). Evelyn worked most of her life in Boston. She was a founding member of the Boston Indian Council and in her later years worked for Acadia First Nation in Yarmouth. She also worked as a school bus driver in Boston Massachusetts and enjoyed playing softball in her spare time. Her only film appearance was in The Scarlet Letter (1995) which starred Demi Moore, Robert Duvall, and Gary Oldman in the leading roles. Evelyn passed away at Yarmouth Regional Hospital on January 28, 2015 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Show less «